Qubik

You aim, you attack, and you succeed <3

These are some of the most beautiful-sounding synths I've heard! They are brimming with this bubbly energy that envelops you like a warm embrace. Each song has this greater than itself feel that builds this fantastical yet futuristic world of Magdalena Bay (perhaps the mercurial world?), it's phenomenal. No one sound ever overstays its welcome either: the project evolves constantly while always bringing its A-game. It's a masterclass in synthpop music ... read more

The baddest shit in the club.

Everything about these hacks has been outright copy-pasted from Beastie Boys, apart from the lyrics and the flow, cause God, they are horrendous at both. Their lyrics are completely nonsensical and often don't build to anything. Even worse some lyrics are rehashed from their other songs cause JVB are just that lazy. Every song gets one or two verses that end with a pop culture reference or a popular sound bite, perfect for tik tok, and the rest is dumped with ... read more

I swear I didn't eat the chess pieces!

What is the first EDM record? I think it ought to be a project that incorporates all the hard work of its pioneering predecessors, i.a., Musique Concrète composers, Wendy Carlos, Brian Eno, Kraftwerk, and one that subsequently will give birth to Detroit Techno and Chicago House: the grandparents of contemporary EDM. That project ofc being Manuel Göttsching's E2-E4. No amount of praise I give this album can compare to its impact on music. ... read more

The tortured part wasnt a joke, huh?

Taylor's prime is long over. Today, Taylor Swift provides her fans with 1hr of uninspired slop (2hrs if they are especially masochistic). There is nothing necessarily bad (well apart of the AI-generated-like lyrics) and nothing necessarily good about TTPD. It's all just mind-numbing: very little differentiates one track from the next. Florida!!! was the only real standout here, the guitars with their DUM DUM DUMS brought some needed energy to this snooze ... read more